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Many of the children from China have correctable or minor special needs. Some have more serious medical problems. Waiting children from Taiwan have significant special needs. Some have correctable conditions.The Taiwan Waiting Child program has two different avenues. Families can pre-identify a child from the posted list, or they can submit a request to Taiwan asking for a child with specific conditions that the family is willing to accept and Taiwan will match a child to the family. If a couple is between the ages of 50 and 55, they are required to adopt a child over the age of five years and may not specify age in their request. Couples under the age of 50 may request a specific age, gender and special need. By advocating for these children, we hope there will be a greater chance they will be placed with a permanent family. If you are interested in learning more about the adoption of waiting children, the process, our Waiting Children volunteer program, please do not hesitate to contact us. ASIA maintains a current listing of available waiting children that have been referred to us. We do not publish names or orphanage locations of these children. Because of the personal and sensitive nature of some of this material and because we value the privacy of these children, our photo listing is restricted and not available for public viewing. If you are interested in viewing this list, please contact us for information on how to obtain a password. Please write "Waiting Child China or Taiwan" in the subject line of the email. Go to "Why A Waiting Child from China?" or "Why A Waiting Child from Taiwan?" for specifics regarding each program.
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ASIA is one of the U.S. adoption agencies officially entrusted by the China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA) and the foundation in Taiwan to seek adoptive families for children with special needs. Due to their special conditions, the adoption officials refer these children to our agency because there are no permanent adoptive families currently available. We are making these children known to prospective adoptive families with only one purpose - to find the loving and nurturing families they deserve.
